Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER)  

The remit of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) covers

  • Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion
  • Structural Funds and Spatial Planning
  • Urban Policy and Housing
  • Transport and Trans-European Transport Networks
  • Macro-regions, Territorial cooperation, and Regional statistics and indicators
  • Annual EU budget, Multiannual Financial Framework, and Local and Regional Finances

The COTER Secretariat is also responsible for the official EU register of the EGTCs and for managing the EGTC Platform bringing together political and technical representatives of all the existing EGTCs and EGTCs under construction.

In addition, COTER is in charge of CoR's Territorial Impact Assessments (TIAs). TIAs provide CoR rapporteurs with an analysis of the potential territorial impact of EU legislative proposals.

Joint CoR-OECD activities – in areas such as the quality of public investment, decentralisation or regional, urban and rural development – are also managed by COTER. The key objective of the cooperation is to strengthen political dialogue between the OECD and the EU local and regional governments and ultimately improve public policies that foster economic and social well-being.

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Head of Unit: Marie-Claire Neill-Cowper

Assistant to the HoU: Maria Smyth

Administrators: 

  • Gordon Modro, in charge of Economic, Social and Territorial cohesion, Structural Funds, Spatial Planning, Urban Policy, Housing, Transport including TEN-T, Territorial cooperation 
  • Igor Caldeira, in charge of TIA: Coordination of CoR Territorial Impact Assessments, – Regional Statistics and Indicators
  • Marek Bobis, in charge of ESIF, Cross-border Cooperation - Multi-Annual Financial Framework, EFSI, Annual EU Budget
  • Slaven Klobucar, in charge of EGTC: Management of EGTC Platform, Cross-border cooperation, Territorial Cooperation
  • Gustavo López Cutillas, in charge of ESIF, Urban Policy, Housing, Spatial Planning, OECD Relations, Maritime Transport, Ports
  • Vacant, in charge of Macro Regions, Cross-border cooperation, Local and Regional finances, Aviation
  • Florian Achleitner, in charge of General Transport Policy, TEN-T, Road Transport, Rail Transport, Inland Waterways
  • Lucy Tober, in charge of ESIF, Multi-Annual Financial Framework, Territorial Cooperation, EFSI, membership of the Group of Communicators (GOC)


Assistants:

  • Lucia Bertola, in charge of the general support to COTER Commission and BUDG Working Group
  • Georgia Evmorfopoulou, in charge of the general support to COTER Commission and BUDG Working Group
  • Luciana Perez Catán Flores, in charge of management of EGTC register, General support to EGTC platform and TIA activities General Support to COTER Secretariat
  • Rosa Maria Perez Romero (interim), in charge of general support to COTER Commission and BUDG Working Group
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  • Spatial planning and governance within EU policies and legislation and their relevance to the New Urban Agenda
    Publication date: 03.05.2018
    Theme: Urban policy
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Erich Dallhammer, Roland Gaugitsch, Wolfgang Neugebauer (ÖIR GmbH) and Kai Böhme (Spatial Foresight GmbH).
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  • State of play and future challenges of the European Social Fund in promoting social cohesion in Europe’s cities and regions
    Publication date: 10.04.2018
    Theme: European Structural and Cohesion Funds
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: François Levarlet and Dea Hrelja (t33 Srl) with the collaboration of Mike Beke, Roland Blomeyer, George Maridis, Elsa Perreau, Margarita Sanz (Blomeyer & Sanz), Caroline Chandler and Stephan Kreutzer (CSES).
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  • EGTC monitoring report 2017
    Publication date: 21.03.2018
    Theme: Cross-border and territorial cooperation
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer, Amparo Montán (Spatial Foresight) in collaboration with Chien-Hui Hsiung (ÖIR), Paola Le Moglie and Karina Carius de Barros (t33) with additional editing from Tim Wills (t33).
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  • New financial rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union – Impact on Local and Regional Authorities
    Publication date: 19.09.2017
    Theme: European Structural and Cohesion Funds
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Jorge Núñez Ferrer (CEPS)
    Available languages:
  • Key challenges and opportunities for Cities and Regions and MFF post 2020
    Publication date: 20.06.2017
    Theme: European Structural and Cohesion Funds
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Jorge Núñez Ferrer, David Rinaldi, Arnd Hassel (CEPS), Martin Nesbit, Andrea Illes and Kamila Paquel (IEEP).
    Available languages:
  • EGTC monitoring report 2016 and impacts of Schengen area crisis on the work of EGTCs
    Publication date: 06.04.2017
    Theme: Cross-border and territorial cooperation
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer, Amparo Montán, Maria Toptsidou (Spatial Foresight) in collaboration with Bernd Schuh, Chien-Hui Hsiung (ÖIR), Pietro Celotti and Paola Le Moglie (t33).
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  • EPRS StudiesArctic continental shelf claims - Mapping interests in circumpolar North (Briefing)
    Publication date: 01.01.2017
    Theme: -
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy), EPRS Studies
    Author: -
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  • The potential of closing the missing links of small scale infrastructure in Europe’s border regions for growth and employment - Recommendations for the way ahead
    Publication date: 19.06.2016
    Theme: -
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Jürgen Pucher (Project Leader), Wolfgang Schausberger and Jakob Weiss (Metis GmbH).
    Available languages:
  • The EGTCs investing: implementing EU funds. Which role in the European Fund for Strategic Investments? Which procurement?
    Publication date: 01.06.2016
    Theme: International cooperation
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Jürgen Pucher (Metis GmbH)
    Available languages:
  • EGTC Monitoring Report 2015 - Implementing the new territorial cooperation programmes
    Publication date: 31.05.2016
    Theme: International cooperation
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Jürgen Pucher (Project Leader) and Nicole Hauder (Metis GmbH).
    Available languages:
  • -EGTC Monitoring Report 2015 - Implementing the new territorial cooperation programmes - Executive Summary
    Publication date: 31.05.2016
    Theme: -
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Metis GmbH (Jürgen Pucher and Nicole Hauder).
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  • State aid in cross-border cooperation projects
    Publication date: 15.03.2016
    Theme: International cooperation
    Keywords: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy)
    Author: Jürgen Pucher and Christine Hamža (METIS GmbH)
    Available languages:
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